Preferred Blue Accounts

Healthcare Reform

Baby Yourself®

Baby Yourself® Maternity Program helps ensure expectant mothers and their babies receive the best possible heath care during pregnancy. This program is available to expectant mothers, regardless of whether or not their pregnancy is normal or high risk.

Walking Works

WalkingWorks is a program designed to help people get active. People of any fitness level - from beginner to advanced - can benefit from walking. WalkingWorks encourages participants to improve their health by incorporating walking into their daily routine.

Preferred Blue Accounts

Healthcare Reform

Baby Yourself®

Baby Yourself® Maternity Program helps ensure expectant mothers and their babies receive the best possible heath care during pregnancy. This program is available to expectant mothers, regardless of whether or not their pregnancy is normal or high risk.

Walking Works

WalkingWorks is a program designed to help people get active. People of any fitness level - from beginner to advanced - can benefit from walking. WalkingWorks encourages participants to improve their health by incorporating walking into their daily routine.

Health Education

Skin: Head to Toe Safety

Almost everybody has skin marks such as freckles, age spots or moles. It's important to keep a close eye on them. A sudden change in a spot or mole is a possible warning sign of a serious skin condition.

When you notice an abnormality, see your doctor immediately. Many forms of skin cancer spread quickly to underlying tissue. This can be fatal if not treated early. If an early diagnosis is made, the condition is more likely to be benign or easily treatable.

Warning signs:

Skin tags (flap-like growths usually on the neck, armpits, upper trunk and body folds) that are red and irritated.

Moles that are larger than a pencil eraser, odd-shaped or have shades of red, blue, white or black.

Brown, black or yellow growths on the body that are slightly raised, gritty or waxy.

Call your doctor immediately if:

Moles or spots show characteristics listed under warning signs.

Spot or mole changes in size, shape or color.

A spot or mole bleeds, itches or is painful.

A skin tag is irritated or infected.

Prevention:

Use a broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen with a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of at least 30.

Apply at least one ounce of sunscreen. One ounce is enough to fill a shot glass, and is considered the amount needed to cover the exposed areas of the body.

Apply the sunscreen to dry skin 15 minutes BEFORE going outdoors. Reapply every two hours.

Use water-resistant sunscreen if you are swimming or sweating a lot. Reapply often.